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I hate to say it Brian but you were right AGAIN!!!! hehe.

I removed the filter from the pump and it was full of black gunk, so I cleaned it and put it back and it idles nicely now, with no white smoke.
It does however idle a little jumpy... is that pump timing?
Thanks

Sorry about being in the wrong board, it just kind of followed on from my original post. I have been and had a look today and couldnt find the filter or tap that you said about Brian. i have taken a couple of pictures / video to show you what its like. When I went to it and started it for the first ...

Thanks Brian / Henk.

I havent had a chance to go back and look yet but i will check all of these things when i do, and let you know how i get on.
Cheers

hi Brian, That is so "cool". It is a simms pump, it looks like its got a diaphragm to me (from the outside), ive only seen the Super Major setup before...... This one only has one pipe going from the inlet manifold, to the pump. Is it possible that the rack is stuck? When the throttle is shut down i...

Oh and while i think about it, I got it started but it idles very high and loads of grey smoke (DIESEL), is that unburnt fuel / diaphragm in the diesel pump???
Thanks in advance.

Hi Brian, sorry for being dumb... PDI??????? hehe

Hi all, its been a while since I have been around but i had to share my amazment. My girlfriend keeps horses, we recently moved them to a new yard. The owners wanted me to look at a Dexter for them so i said ok, when i looked at it, it is from JJ Wright & Sons (the same company that supplied mine), ...

Thanks Henk, I would of done that but i threw them away when i moved house about a year ago lol

I will just have to make up a template and get them where they look good i guess.
Thanks Chris

Hi everyone, I have now got back to finally finishing my Super Major, I was wondering if anyone knows of any templates for cutting the holes for the light posts in the mudguards?
plus I was wondering what would be the best way to cut the holes? Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Regards Chris

Thanks Everyone, I figured it out lol. it was a mixture of having new footplates and a little bit of spring in the bracket that goes under the break pedals which holds the ratchet on. All I did is tightend the two bolts up really tight on the front of the footplate, and hey presto the bloody handbre...

Thanks Brian, that is exactly how I fitted it but the teeth are permanently meshed GGGRRRRRR. I must be having a stupid moment or somthing lol. But it is assembled exactly how it shows in that parts list. To be honest I dont think that you can really put it on the wrong way.... or can you lol. Thanks

thanks for that parts list its great, but it doesnt show where the top bracket mounts on.

I have assembled it the way it shows in the pictures.

thanks

Hi Guys,

Could someone please post a picture of the hand brake as I am having trouble fitting it as it doesnt disengage, I think I might have the bracket mounted too high.

p.s. this is the break which holds down the left foot pedal to operate the disc break.

Thanks

Hi there, I have had exactly the same experience with agriline. They are always very polite, fast shipping and when I had a defective exhaust they just asked me to email pictures of it and they sent me out a new one and let me keep the old one as well, so I was happy

My grandad used to have a welder running from a fordson engine built on a trailer, and if I remember correctly he also had a similar setup with an allis chalmers model B engine. It was awesome.

No worries, I'm glad that it is finally me helping someone, instead of Brian lol.

They certainly do, I have just taken mine to get them shot blasted. I'm a fairly muscley guy but I had a job lugging them about lol.

Best wishes

yippee I'm true blue now lol

No worries, I'm glad that it is finally me helping someone, instead of Brian lol. They certainly do, I have just taken mine to get them shot blasted. I'm a fairly muscley guy but I had a job lugging them about lol. Best wishes p.s. I just had to edit this post as I just realised that after sending t...

Hi Richard, how did you get on?

A friend of mine gave me a coil of copper pipe, which was very pliable so I just made a replica of the original pipe using my hands.

Then I just soldered some olives on the ends using a blowtorch and some thick solder.

hope this helps. If not try that link that I gave you in my last post.

thanks for that john, it's a brilliant tip. I will do that when i have cleaned all of the dust off her lol. She has been just sitting there gathering dust for about 5 months, but now it's time to get her finished. YIPPEE!

A friend has invited me to go bail carting next summer. cant wait

Hi john, does that mixture set hard?

and what percentages are they mixed in? 50 - 50?

I had to make one of my own as I had the same problem. It's a bit of a long shot but why not try your local diesel fitter shop? If they cant do it, they may know somewhere that you can get the parts. ooh just thought....... http://www.cotswoldvintagetractors.com/ I bought a couple of push rods for m...

Hi, does anyone know where i could get some clear lacquer for my enamel on my super major?

or what make of paint it is. thanks

Sorry ross, I wanted to keep it anyway as I own a petrol parrafin fergie and that is my next restoration project. So i was thinking that i would do some plough days with her next summer. hehe cant wait.

Yeah over £4k hehe.

just bought an original grey fergie plough complete with the metal fergie badge and shes in very good condition + original fergie seat pan in mint condition £60 for the pair.... anyone got any idea what they are worth?